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‘Never Forget’ has a fairly well-established meaning. A large group of people intone ‘Never Forget’ one day every year (different days in different places: 27 Jan, 27 Nissan, etc).

Which makes ‘Never Forget’ as a rallying cry in favour of those Ukrainians from the formerly Austrian bits taking total control of the Ukraine a bit incongruous, since some of those from the formerly Austrian bits strongly support the staunch anti-Communist who died on 20 April ‘45 and who was responsible for causing the world to have the day of ’Never Forget’.

Added to which, the Hammer and Sickle were from a time when all religion was banned in the CCCP, and Putin never misses an Orthodox Church service. Under Putin, all the Orthodox churches are being fully restored to where they were BEFORE the hammer, sickle, and CCCP. If one wishes to give Putin a relevant tattoo, it should be

“Very similar to the Prussian double eagle. The Russians probably stole the idea from the Germans, which is pretty much the entire history of Russian ideas before 1917 beginning with Peter I”

The double-headed eagle was used by several European monarchies. It still appears on the Albanian flag. As for the notion that Russia “borrowed” from German culture for most of it’s history, you obviously haven’t looked at Russian history, religion, architecture, or language.

You do have one thing partially right. The Russian people don’t have a very long or good history of thinking for themselves. Putin is doing what the Soviets and the Tzars did before him.

About Scott Stantis

Scott Stantis is the editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune. His work is syndicated to over 200 newspapers and has been featured by Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, The New York Daily News, The Los Angeles Times, CNN, "CBS This Morning" and "Nightline." When Scott isn't creating editorial cartoons, he works on his daily comic strip, Prickly City.